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contribue à l'accomplissement des objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement dans les pays les moins avancés. Son action est fondée sur des approches innovatrices de gouvernance locale et de microfinance.
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 03 février 2010: President of the Republic of Liberia Visits UNDP/UNCDF Joint Projects in Gbarpolu County Monrovia: The President of the Republic of Liberia, Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, recently visited the District of Gbarma in Gbarpolu County to assess the UNDP/UNCDF joint Microfinance Village Savings and Loan Association scheme and the Liberian National Decentralization and Local Development (LDLD) program. Her Excellency, the President was received by the joint UNDP/UNCDF team headed by the UNDP Assistant Resident Representative, Mr. John Walker and the UNCDF National Programme Officer, Mrs. Angelance Browne, and was welcomes by LDLD Staff as well as beneficiaries of the district. During the ceremony, the women…
01 février 2010: More Pacific Islanders to Benefit from Australian Support for Microfinance Canberra - Australia will provide $2 million over the next three years for the Pacific Financial Inclusion Program (PFIP) to help increase access to financial services among low income, rural and remote households in Pacific Island communities.PFIP is a Pacific-wide program helping provide sustainable financial services to low income and rural households. It was established in 2008 with funding from the United Nations Capital Development Fund, European Union and the United Nations Development Programme.The Program works with microfinance institutions and financial service providers to help them deliver better quality services…
28 janvier 2010: UNCDF, UNIFEM and UNDP Launch Gender Equitable Local Development Project in Tanzania Dar es Salaam - The Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD) project is a joint UNCDF/UNIFEM/UNDP initiative designed to facilitate the achievement of gender equality and justice through improved well-being and status of women. The project is being implemented in five African countries: Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. UNCDF, UNIFEM and UNDP recently launched the project in Tanzania. In this country, GELD is being implemented in Morogoro urban and Morogoro rural municipalities, about 200 kms west of the capital city, Dar es Salaam. The launch was organized at three…
27 janvier 2010: Village Savings and Loan Association Launched in Liberia Monrovia – The Chief Technical Advisor for Microfinance at the United Nations Development Programme, Kenyeh Barlay, says UNDP and UNCDF support to women’s empowerment programmes in Liberia is intended to address the acute poverty levels in the country and provide better opportunities for national growth and development. Speaking at the launched of the Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) in Greenville, Sinoe County over the weekend, Ms. Barlay said the VSLA is targeting women because they have a better record of loan repayment and undertaking sustainable development initiatives to support their…
26 janvier 2010: Mobile Phone Banking To Take Off In Samoa Apia - Commercial banks, microfinance institutions, telecos, civil society organizations, government officials and donor agencies in Samoa now have a better idea of what mobile banking can offer to the island nation.This was made possible through an information exchange focusing on mobile phone banking and remittances that was organized by the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) in partnership with the Central Bank of Samoa (CBS).PFIP is a Pacific-wide programme helping provide sustainable financial services to low income households. It is funded by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), European…
13 janvier 2010: Déclaration du Secrétaire Executif du FENU sur le séisme en Haïti NEW YORK - Il est clair que les conséquences du séisme d'hier en Haïti sont sévères. Les rapports indiquent que plusieurs écoles se sont effondrées, des nombreuses maisons ont été détruites, et les hôpitaux sont débordés à cause du grand nombre de blessés cherchant de l'assistance médicale. Alors que les efforts de secours humanitaires ont commencé, et que l'ONU mobilise une équipe d'intervention d'urgence qui assure la coordination parmi les différentes organisations, les communications restent extrêmement difficiles et les informations sur la situation sont encore imprécises. Les bâtiments de l'ONU à…
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